Foreign Investment Flows and 2022 Trends Into Vietnam

The RCEP benefit is gradual to take off in Vietnam however alternatives stay

By Asia Funding Analysis

The Regional Complete Financial Partnership (RCEP) is the world’s largest free commerce space and consists of all ten ASEAN nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) along with China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. The settlement got here into impact on January 1st this yr, simply over six weeks in the past. RCEP collectively possesses a market with 30% of world GDP, and 30% of the worldwide shopper inhabitants.

Vietnam, which suffered throughout Covid in 2021, noticed a slight lower in FDI into the nation, realizing some US$19.74 billion over the yr. That has been additional compounded by closed borders and an incapacity for traders to journey. Outbound funding was additionally gradual, with only one deal of be aware carried out by Vietnamese traders in This autumn 2021, being a small stake in an ASEAN-based gaming/blockchain firm.  

Nevertheless, from a comparatively moribund 2021, there are indicators that issues are beginning to come again to life as issues funding into Vietnam. 

Cloud Kitchens 

There are over 25 of those working in Southeast Asia already together with in Indonesia and Malaysia. In October, CloudEats (Philippines) raised US$5 million in an oversubscribed Collection A to assist fund growth into 2 new Southeast Asian markets together with Vietnam over the following 12 months. 

REITs

Mapletree Logistics Belief (Singapore) agreed to spend S$1.4 billion (US$1 billion) to amass 17 warehouse belongings spanning 1.2 million m² in China, Vietnam, and Japan. Mapletree is now current in 9 Asian markets.

Vietnam Dakdrinh Hydropower

The Asian Infrastructure Funding Financial institution (AIIB) is funding a US$47.5 million mortgage (US$95 million complete) involving the refinancing of the prevailing debt of the 125MW Dakdrinh Hydropower Plant majority-owned by PV Energy. The hydropower plant has been operational since 2014. The full challenge value in 2011 was VND 5,921 billion (US$280 million); partially funded by a US$178 million mortgage with cowl from an export credit score company and a assure by the Authorities of Vietnam. The refinancing of this entails removing of the sovereign assure from the Authorities and insurance coverage cowl in assist of the prevailing debt financing by mobilizing non-public capital. 

This text has been extracted from the February problem of Asia Funding Analysis, to be launched on Thursday, February 17. The problem comprises distinctive knowledge regarding This autumn Asian inbound funding flows and consists of knowledge regarding Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, & Vietnam. To order your early chook a reduced copy for simply US$100, please click on right here. Supply legitimate till closing of enterprise, Wednesday, February 16.

At current, the investor market has been comparatively gradual to achieve Vietnam, primarily because of Covid. Nevertheless, we anticipate issues to enhance over the course of 2022, which means there’s nonetheless time to make the most of Vietnam’s manufacturing capabilities and decrease total manufacturing prices to entry the RCEP markets. 

Our subsequent Quarterly Evaluate of Funding Flows into Vietnam can be in June. A subscription to Asia Funding Analysis might be obtained right here. 

For help with funding into Vietnam please contact Dezan Shira & Associates at vietnam@dezshira.com 

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